Empire Livestock Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Saturday, May 9, 2026

542 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $435.30/cwt +28.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,494/hd at 573 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $436.27/cwt +7.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,059/hd at 472 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $442.61/cwt +34.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,306/hd at 521 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	542	639	365
Feeder cattle	449	592	308
Replacement cattle	93	47	57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last month's sale 400-500lb feeder steers sold 3.00 to 14.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder steers sold 13.00 to 71.00 higher. 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 26.00 higher. 500-600lb feeder heifers sold 28.00 to 34.00 higher.

▲ Feeder heifers: 400-500lb feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 26.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Compared to last month's sale 400-500lb feeder steers sold 3.00 to 14.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	1	655.00	$655.00	$2,214	+18.42
361–382	368	4	600.00–625.00	$606.25	$2,231	-6.22
402–448	419	8	490.00–575.00	$527.04	$2,208	+3.96
466–483	473	5	510.00–560.00	$530.43	$2,509	+14.75
503–548	513	10	460.00–532.50	$509.56	$2,614	+71.62
584	584	1	452.50	$452.50	$2,643	+13.62
600–640	614	9	380.00–437.50	$408.17	$2,506	-2.89
652–658	657	6	412.50–437.00	$432.95	$2,844	+43.04
704–712	707	3	345.00–372.50	$357.55	$2,528	+10.11
750–768	759	3	350.00–400.00	$368.30	$2,795	+21.41
840	840	1	365.00	$365.00	$3,066	+49.21
902–940	917	3	275.00–287.50	$283.40	$2,599	—
976	976	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,830	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	1	560.00	$560.00	$1,669	—
314	314	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,633	-10.00
352–394	373	3	550.00–555.00	$552.54	$2,061	+22.43
414–446	435	4	420.00–470.00	$451.06	$1,962	+11.98
472–494	480	7	425.00–475.00	$452.91	$2,174	-7.43
500–540	522	7	400.00–440.00	$424.43	$2,216	+49.43
552–586	569	7	365.00–410.00	$386.81	$2,201	+14.60
608–630	618	3	322.50–350.00	$338.99	$2,095	-7.99
658–698	678	2	325.00–357.50	$340.77	$2,310	-12.85
696	696	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,540	+11.38
712–742	727	2	300.00–330.00	$314.69	$2,288	+4.69
756–788	770	4	326.00–335.00	$330.43	$2,544	+16.28
808–845	832	7	320.00–335.00	$327.45	$2,724	—
866	866	2	336.00	$336.00	$2,910	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–296	286	5	600.00–635.00	$614.13	$1,756	+34.13
302–334	316	7	590.00–635.00	$606.42	$1,916	+15.45
356	356	1	595.00	$595.00	$2,118	+31.71
400–438	418	9	490.00–545.00	$516.85	$2,160	+7.54
464–468	466	2	490.00–505.00	$497.53	$2,318	+26.90
500–546	521	12	415.00–470.00	$442.61	$2,306	+34.93
550–597	573	15	425.00–455.00	$435.30	$2,494	+28.93
610–644	637	7	382.50–427.50	$418.61	$2,667	+11.19
682	682	2	380.00	$380.00	$2,592	-13.88
688	688	1	322.50	$322.50	$2,219	-71.38
712–748	730	2	365.00–397.50	$380.85	$2,780	+37.52
816	816	1	430.00	$430.00	$3,509	+113.15
994	994	2	307.50	$307.50	$3,057	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268–290	281	3	500.00–550.00	$517.22	$1,453	+67.22
300–338	318	3	500.00–555.00	$519.07	$1,651	+33.90
370–396	383	6	500.00–565.00	$531.61	$2,036	+76.27
412–434	423	7	420.00–460.00	$437.85	$1,852	+10.49
454–496	472	14	400.00–470.00	$436.27	$2,059	+7.99
500–544	519	6	350.00–400.00	$377.45	$1,959	+33.72
554–594	580	8	365.00–410.00	$391.83	$2,273	+46.99
662–698	683	4	300.00–352.50	$323.28	$2,208	-14.59
706	706	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,224	—
766–792	782	4	290.00–330.00	$314.92	$2,463	+39.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288	288	1	660.00	$660.00	$1,901	—
302–330	316	2	555.00–610.00	$581.28	$1,837	—
374	374	1	560.00	$560.00	$2,094	-25.00
412–424	418	2	505.00–600.00	$551.82	$2,307	+67.17
461–470	467	8	510.00–520.00	$516.30	$2,411	+74.73
504–544	529	3	420.00–445.00	$431.34	$2,282	-55.40
560–596	585	8	395.00–440.00	$418.53	$2,448	-23.68
610–638	624	4	400.00–420.00	$406.92	$2,539	+47.26
650	650	1	395.00	$395.00	$2,568	+30.94
708–728	715	3	330.00–360.00	$349.81	$2,501	-12.69
874	874	1	350.00	$350.00	$3,059	+85.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	1	525.00	$525.00	$1,690	—
366–390	379	3	500.00–510.00	$503.22	$1,907	+48.22
400–430	415	4	422.50–485.00	$452.92	$1,880	+52.92
456–498	471	11	405.00–470.00	$455.78	$2,147	+103.19
512–539	529	4	320.00–380.00	$351.26	$1,858	-20.81
552–590	571	4	350.00–375.00	$358.52	$2,047	-5.90
696	696	3	325.00	$325.00	$2,262	-6.42
802–836	819	2	275.00	$275.00	$2,252	—
850–878	864	2	250.00–260.00	$254.92	$2,203	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–2204	1536	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	9	201.00–228.00	$218.29	$3,353	-13.20

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
746–1406	979	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	5	2,650.00–4,100.00	$3,267.89	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
876–1534	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	143.00–170.00	$161.90	$1,972

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860–1094	952	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	120.00–134.00	$127.04	$1,209

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
812–994	906	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	174.00–195.00	$182.73	$1,656

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1086–1428	1236	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,975.00–3,250.00	$2,733.46
944–1652	1277	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,350.00–3,300.00	$2,889.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–980	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	163.00–174.00	$167.58	$1,408

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,643	—
362	362	2	440.00	$440.00	$1,593	—
672	672	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,386	—
704	704	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,253	—
804	804	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,653	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
822	822	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.